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Blank Slate: Read all about it

The newly passed Clean Slate Act does not refer to a slate of pristine candidates for elective office. The annals of political mischief are bleach-resistant. But the records of ordinary mortals can …

The ill-health of health care

As a retired New York City Transit worker, I switched health-care plans at 65 when my previous coverage expired. I happily chose traditional Medicare with Aetna as my secondary insurance. Now I find …

For cops, the CCRB is the anti-Clean Slate

It is no secret that the right and left have opposing political views. But in this city, the left is firmly in charge and they have made it clear that their agenda has little use for law enforcement. …

Labor’s prevailing winds

They want Truth, Justice and Righteousness to prevail. So they say. But they're against prevailing wages. "Prevailing wage laws set requirements for businesses to compete for taxpayer-funded project. …

Are robots taking our jobs?

The release of Open AI’s ChatGPT has sent shockwaves throughout the world. Along with its AI graphics generator Dall-E, AI now appears poised to do the kinds of work once thought exclusive to …

Drowning in disrespect

He had led a checkered life until the moment that defined his character. He hadn't aspired to fortune or fame and hadn't made any mark on family, friends or colleagues, much less the world. He used …

The Communication Workers of America Local 1182, which represents the city’s 2,500 traffic enforcement agents, are asking for body-worn cameras (BWCs) as a part of their contract talks. Traffic …

Mary Jane's right of passage

Flight or fight? Why does it have to be one or the other when you can choose both? Yesterday I felt like giving chase and strangling a guy in a Charger who cut me off on the highway at a speed that …

Catch as catch can

If acronyms could solve crimes, Mayor Eric Adams would be Sherlock Holmes. His administration’s latest plan to combat retail theft, aka shoplifting, is rife with catchy abbreviations that won’t …

On jail reform, one size doesn’t fit all

Opinions regarding the management of correctional systems by Councilwoman Carlina Rivera and Darren Mack, the co-director of advocacy organization Freedom Agenda, presented in a recent Daily News …

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